Pigments characterization of polychrome vases production at Lipára: New insights by noninvasive spectroscopic methods

• Published in: X-ray spectrometry Vol. 47; no. 1; pp. 46 - 57
• Main Authors: Barone, G., Di Bella, M., Mastelloni, M.A., Mazzoleni, P., Quartieri, S., Raneri, S., Sabatino, G.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bognor Regis Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.01.2018
• Subjects: Archaeology; Ceramics; Dating; Dating techniques; Fluorescence; Gypsum; Kaolin; Nondestructive testing; Pigments; Pottery; Raw materials; Vessels; X-ray fluorescence

One of the most impressive Sicilian pottery production is attributed to the so‐called Lipari Painter and his followers, whose vessels—found in the archeological site of Lipari (Aeolian Island, Sicily)—are decorated with characteristic blue, red, and white figures. From the archeological point of vie...